Synonyms of marking time

marking time

phrase

present participle of mark time

as in delaying

to move or act slowly

The soldiers marked time until they were given the signal to move forward.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delaying
• lingering
• crawling
• hanging fire
• poking
• dragging
• falling behind
• dropping behind
• dragging one's heels
• taking one's time
• strolling
• dragging one's feet
• creeping
• fiddling (around)
• playing
• loitering
• puttering (around)
• pottering (around)
• fooling around
• lagging
• hanging (around or out)
• shuffling
• monkeying (around)
• moping
• messing around
• dawdling
• stalling
• slowing (down or up)
• tarrying
• staggering
• diddling
• lallygagging
• lollygagging
• lounging
• dillydallying
• dallying
• idling
• shilly-shallying
• trifling
• loafing
• sauntering
• ambling
• inching
• decelerating
• lolling
• easing
• temporizing
• procrastinating
• lumbering
• plodding
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tearing
• rushing
• flying
• racing
• speeding
• running
• hurrying
• ripping
• hastening
• dashing
• whirling
• scurrying
• bolting
• hotfooting (it)
• coursing
• barreling
• whizzing
• whisking
• scooting
• zipping
• scudding
• rocketing
• speeding (up)
• scrambling
• bowling
• darting
• careering
• hurtling
• hustling
• humping
• running
• stampeding
• jogging
• galloping
• catching up
• breezing
• trotting
• accelerating
• sprinting
• barrelling
• quickening
• overtaking
• outstripping
• outpacing
• outrunning
• fast-forwarding